8-K

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) September 24, 2008

CIGNA Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) 1-08323 (Commission File Number) 06-1059331 (IRS Employer Identification No.)

Two Liberty Place, 1601 Chestnut Street

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19192

(Address of principal executive offices)  (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:

(215) 761-1000

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

CIGNA issued a news release announcing that, upon recommendation of the Corporate Governance Committee, on September 24, 2008 the Board of Directors appointed John M. Partridge as a non-employee director of CIGNA Corporation effective January 26, 2009.

As a non-employee director of CIGNA Corporation, Mr. Partridge is eligible to participate in the CIGNA Corporation Non-Employee Director Compensation Plan and the Deferred Compensation Plan of 2005 for Directors of CIGNA Corporation filed as Exhibits 10.2 and 10.4, respectively, to CIGNA Corporation’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007.

The news release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	CIGNA CORPORATION
Date:  September 26, 2008	By:  /s/ Nicole S. Jones
	Nicole S. Jones
	Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Index to Exhibits

Number	Description	Method of Filing
99.1	CIGNA Corporation	Filed herewith.
	news release dated
	September 26, 2008.

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

News Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT:	Chris Curran, 215.470.2414
	chris.curran@cigna.com

CIGNA Names John M. Partridge to Board of Directors

PHILADELPHIA, September 26, 2008 -- CIGNA Corporation (NYSE: CI) announced today that John M. Partridge, chief operating officer of Visa, Inc., will join CIGNA Corporation's Board of Directors effective January 26, 2009.

"We welcome John as the newest member of our board of directors," said H. Edward Hanway, chairman and chief executive officer of CIGNA Corporation. “John’s management and IT experience will certainly be beneficial as we transform CIGNA into the nation’s leading health service company.”

Partridge was appointed chief operating officer of Visa Inc. and interim president of Visa U.S.A. in July 2007. He joined Visa U.S.A. in October 1999 and has served as president and CEO of Inovant since November 2000. From 1998 until joining Visa, Partridge served as senior vice president and chief information officer of Unum Provident Corp., where he led a corporate restructuring initiative and had direct responsibility for technology and operations. From 1989 to 1998, he was executive vice president for Credicorp Inc., where he was responsible for consumer banking, technology and operations. Prior to that he held various management positions with Wells Fargo.

He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from the University of California at Berkeley.

More information on CIGNA's Board of Directors is available at: http://www.cigna.com/about_us/governance/index.html

About CIGNA

CIGNA (NYSE: CI), one of the nation's leading health service companies, is dedicated to helping the people we serve improve their health, well-being and security through a diversified portfolio of benefits and services. Serving approximately 47 million people throughout the United States and around the world, CIGNA's operating subsidiaries offer a full portfolio of medical, dental, behavioral health, pharmacy and vision care benefits as well as group life, accident and disability insurance. To learn more about CIGNA visit www.cigna.com.